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Heavyweight · Last Fought Jan 2022

Francis Ngannou

UFC Record
12-2
Age
40
Height
6'4"
Reach
83"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1746Going Into Their Last Fight, Jan 2022
1746Best, Jan 2022
1664Classic Elo

No fight in the last two years, so there is no rating for today.

1400150016001700180020162017201820192020202120221437 going into Luis Henrique, Dec 20151517 going into Curtis Blaydes, Apr 20161716 going into Bojan Mihajlovic, Jul 20161593 going into Anthony Hamilton, Dec 20161621 going into Andrei Arlovski, Jan 20171669 going into Alistair Overeem, Dec 20171694 going into Stipe Miocic, Jan 20181628 going into Derrick Lewis, Jul 20181659 going into Curtis Blaydes, Nov 20181683 going into Cain Velasquez, Feb 20191694 going into Junior Dos Santos, Jun 20191703 going into Jairzinho Rozenstruik, May 20201701 going into Stipe Miocic, Mar 20211746 going into Ciryl Gane, Jan 20221746
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight.
Classic Elo
1664After Their Last Fight, Jan 2022
1746Fighter Elo

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

15001600170020162017201820192020202120221500 going into Luis Henrique, Dec 20151516 going into Curtis Blaydes, Apr 20161531 going into Bojan Mihajlovic, Jul 20161546 going into Anthony Hamilton, Dec 20161560 going into Andrei Arlovski, Jan 20171577 going into Alistair Overeem, Dec 20171593 going into Stipe Miocic, Jan 20181580 going into Derrick Lewis, Jul 20181565 going into Curtis Blaydes, Nov 20181581 going into Cain Velasquez, Feb 20191600 going into Junior Dos Santos, Jun 20191618 going into Jairzinho Rozenstruik, May 20201631 going into Stipe Miocic, Mar 20211649 going into Ciryl Gane, Jan 20221664 after their last fight1664
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

2.33Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
41%Striking Accuracy
2.16Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
42%Striking Defense
1.22Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.76Takedowns per 15 Minutes
62%Takedown Accuracy
72%Takedown Defense
0.30Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
12%Share of Fight Time in Control
7.0 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins1011
Losses002

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Winvs. Ciryl GaneUnanimous DecisionJan 22, 2022UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Francis NgannouCiryl Gane
1746Fighter Elo Going In1897
1649Classic Elo Going In1615
43 of 104Significant Strikes63 of 91
71 of 139Total Strikes79 of 107
4 of 5Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts3
8:29Control Time2:51
Winvs. Stipe MiocicKO/TKO · R2 0:52Mar 27, 2021UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Francis NgannouStipe Miocic
1701Fighter Elo Going In1673
1631Classic Elo Going In1675
36 of 56Significant Strikes12 of 13
38 of 58Total Strikes12 of 13
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 1
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:22Control Time0:04
Winvs. Jairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO · R1 0:20May 9, 2020UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouJairzinho Rozenstruik
1703Fighter Elo Going In1561
1618Classic Elo Going In1565
6 of 13Significant Strikes5 of 5
6 of 13Total Strikes5 of 5
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Junior Dos SantosKO/TKO · R1 1:11Jun 29, 2019UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Francis NgannouJunior Dos Santos
1694Fighter Elo Going In1668
1600Classic Elo Going In1647
9 of 19Significant Strikes4 of 6
9 of 19Total Strikes4 of 6
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:04Control Time0:00
Winvs. Cain VelasquezKO/TKO · R1 0:26Feb 17, 2019UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Francis NgannouCain Velasquez
1683Fighter Elo Going In1668
1581Classic Elo Going In1643
6 of 10Significant Strikes1 of 3
6 of 10Total Strikes1 of 3
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:02
Winvs. Curtis BlaydesKO/TKO · R1 0:45Nov 24, 2018UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Francis NgannouCurtis Blaydes
1659Fighter Elo Going In1743
1565Classic Elo Going In1568
13 of 17Significant Strikes1 of 8
13 of 17Total Strikes1 of 8
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Derrick LewisUnanimous DecisionJul 7, 2018UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouDerrick Lewis
1628Fighter Elo Going In1594
1580Classic Elo Going In1596
11 of 46Significant Strikes20 of 54
11 of 46Total Strikes20 of 54
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:01
Lossvs. Stipe MiocicUnanimous DecisionJan 20, 2018UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou

UFC Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Francis NgannouStipe Miocic
1694Fighter Elo Going In1739
1593Classic Elo Going In1645
21 of 113Significant Strikes70 of 95
33 of 126Total Strikes200 of 244
0 of 1Takedowns6 of 14
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time15:02
Winvs. Alistair OvereemKO/TKO · R1 1:42Dec 2, 2017UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouAlistair Overeem
1669Fighter Elo Going In1596
1577Classic Elo Going In1588
6 of 14Significant Strikes1 of 4
11 of 20Total Strikes1 of 4
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Andrei ArlovskiKO/TKO · R1 1:32Jan 28, 2017UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouAndrei Arlovski
1621Fighter Elo Going In1398
1560Classic Elo Going In1587
8 of 13Significant Strikes3 of 9
8 of 14Total Strikes3 of 9
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00
Winvs. Anthony HamiltonSubmission · R1 1:57Dec 9, 2016UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouAnthony Hamilton
1593Fighter Elo Going In1443
1546Classic Elo Going In1501
1 of 1Significant Strikes0 of 3
1 of 1Total Strikes0 of 3
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
0:07Control Time0:43
Winvs. Bojan MihajlovicKO/TKO · R1 1:34Jul 23, 2016UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouBojan Mihajlovic
1716Fighter Elo Going In1270
1531Classic Elo Going In1500
8 of 20Significant Strikes3 of 6
9 of 21Total Strikes3 of 6
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:06Control Time0:00
Winvs. Curtis BlaydesTKO (Doctor's Stoppage) · R2 5:00Apr 10, 2016UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouCurtis Blaydes
1517Fighter Elo Going In1468
1516Classic Elo Going In1500
36 of 84Significant Strikes24 of 58
46 of 95Total Strikes31 of 65
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 6
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:17Control Time1:05
Winvs. Luis HenriqueKO/TKO · R2 2:53Dec 19, 2015UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Francis NgannouLuis Henrique
1437Fighter Elo Going In1415
1500Classic Elo Going In1500
25 of 45Significant Strikes5 of 10
40 of 62Total Strikes33 of 40
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 6
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time4:48